Talk:Children's literature canon

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[edit] Harry Potter

I have nothing against Harry Potter, but it much too soon since its publication to determine its canonical status. Gross sales does not determine canon status. Plus there are more than a few critics (Harold Bloom) who have predicted it will be largely be forgotten in a generation or two, and honestly, %99 of best sellers are, it's really just wishful thinking to put this on the canon list so soon. Fothergill Volkensniff IV (talk) 03:43, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Poor list

This is an interesting list but how can Wikipedia have a canon list with no citations? It might as well be "a list that some random editor(s) decided were best". There is no mention how this list was created. It's also missing some of the most important works including Robinson Crusoe (although not written for kids it was widely read by them before there was a genre) and The Swiss Family Robinson (1812), one of the most popular kids books of the 19th century. The way to make this "list of" article is to summarize other lists created by authorities elsewhere with citations. There are tons of lists like this around that can be used as sources. Fothergill Volkensniff IV (talk) 03:47, 25 May 2008 (UTC)